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The Pediatric Residency at Indiana University(pdf) provides the clinical experiences, educational opportunities, intellectual stimulation, facilities and supportive environment to promote the personal and professional growth of each resident. The program provides a solid foundation in general pediatrics, clinical experiences in all pediatric subspecialties, and prepares the resident to enter any area of pediatrics he or she desires – general pediatrics, subspecialty fellowship, research, public health, private practice or academics. | |
| The breadth and depth of clinical experience is awesome. The pediatrics residency at Indiana University School of Medicine is primarily based at Riley Hospital for Children, the only academic referral hospital in the state. In addition, residents have an opportunity to receive broad and balanced training by rotating in the IU-affiliated Wishard Hospital which serves the urban county population, and Methodist Hospital - a large community hospital. All three hospitals are linked on an integrated downtown campus. These training sites allow a unique balance of primary and specialty care experiences, all integrated into a single curriculum. The programs in these facilities and our outpatient offices throughout the metropolitan Indianapolis area provide residents with an optimal exposure to all the common and uncommon conditions that affect children. |  |
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The 175 full time pediatric faculty include a large number of primary care pediatricians and multiple faculty in each pediatric subspecialty. There is an excellent balance between faculty who spend most of their time taking care of patients and teaching and faculty who spend most of their time conducting research and teaching. Residents have the opportunity to participate in many research programs including bench research, clinical research, translational research, behavioral research, and health service research. |
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IU is one of only ten pediatrics residencies in the country that have been funded with a multi-million dollar Dyson Initiative Grant to expand and improve experiences of pediatrics residents in the community setting. In addition, the Department of Pediatrics is funded by the National Institutes of Health to train pediatrician/scientists to develop careers in pediatric research. | |
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Each resident in the IU program acquires the knowledge, skills and hands-on experience required to become experts in the inpatient and outpatient care of well, acutely ill, and chronically ill children. Our residents are well equipped to become advocates for the biomedical and psychosocial health of children and adolescents and they are well prepared to enter any area of pediatrics. We train residents to be master clinicians, advocates for children, and life-long learners, and we have fun doing it. | |
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Richard Schreiner, M.D. |
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Pediatrics Residency Programs |
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